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PHOENIX — As far as failed long snappers go, Rob Ninkovich had been a terrific outside linebacker turned defensive end. The Patriots pulled Ninkovich off the NFL scrap heap in 2009 and he has turned into the kind of jack-of-all-trades player (yes, he's the backup long snapper) that have served as glue for Bill Belichick's teams over the years. On his 31st birthday Sunday, Ninkovich will play in his second Super Bowl knowing that opportunities like this can be fleeting even if he scoffs at the suggestion he's getting old in NFL terms. He was a starting linebacker on the team that lost to the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis three years ago, just down I-65...

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